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Archives for October 2014

The Perfect Tea-Time Treat: Matcha Green Tea Sugar Cookies

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My Mom is a baking machine! When I was a little kid, weekends were filled with making pies to freeze for winter, baking chocolate chip cookies to take to school, or creating special treats that were packed in lunches. It’s no wonder I have a sweet tooth.

A while back my sweet tooth was calling out, and I decided to try and combine my love for both tea and sugar cookies. I mean really, what is better than tea in your cookies? Especially when it’s rich earthy Matcha tea.

Matcha is the result of grinding up fine quality green tea leafs into a soft powder and is traditionally part of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Today you can buy Matcha from a variety of different places and below is the collection of different Matcha that I’ve acquired over the last few years.

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Fall Colors in Dundee

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As I sit here and write this blog post, the sound of rain can be heard rushing through the gutters of our house. We’re experiencing our first major rain storm of the season and while it makes me miss summer, it also means I get to curl up by the fireplace and sip on spiced cider.

Some people wait all year for spiced pumpkin lattes, but I am a cider girl through and through!

I was out on a walk this past weekend and couldn’t help but take pictures of the fall leaves. Such beautiful colors this time of year.

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Celebrating Dundee Fire Station No. 3

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Saturday was an exciting day in Dundee, as community members came together to celebrate the opening of Dundee Fire Station No. 3! The weather was overcast and a bit drizzly at times, but that wasn’t enough to prevent a crowd from gathering. By the time I arrived, the new 54-stall parking lot was completely full!

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A Wedding on Orcas Island

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Before I get back to all things Dundee, I wanted to do a quick recap of our weekend spent on Orcas Island celebrating the marriage of our two wonderful friends.

As I mentioned in my last post, we arrived to the Orcas Island on Friday which also happened to be the First Friday of the month! Lucky us, we were treated to all sorts of sales at the local shops in Eastsound. If you plan to visit Orcas Island you really need to make sure you have adequate time to visit all of the shops. The town of Eastsound is straight out of a movie with a quaint downtown perfect for strolling about.

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Blogging from a Boat

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Last weekend we took a few days off work and headed north to see our wonderful friends get married. Traveling to the wedding location turned out to be quite an adventure! The wedding was being held on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington.

And right now, you might be asking yourself, how do you get to an island with your car?

The answer: You take a ferry!

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Carrots from our Garden

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Our summer garden is certainly starting to wane. Fall is coming.

After a long summer of growing, I decided it was finally time to pull the carrots. The thing about growing carrots is you never really know what the heck is going on. You just have to trust that the carrots are growing. Patience is key!

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Installing the Paver Patio and Grass

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Installing a paver patio has been on our “to-do” list all summer. The paver patio was always part of our original backyard plan, but we just hadn’t made it happen yet. We wanted to add the paver patio because of the beautiful view over the valley. Even without the paver patio I find myself lingering at the top of the yard enjoying the view.

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